HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 78, 6 August 1913, Page 6

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

J SIR E. CARSON'S CAMPAIGN. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, August 5. Thirty thousand people welcomed Sir E. Carson at Portrush, where he inspected 3000 drilled forces. Tin multitude sang, "Oh, God, our Help in Ages Past." There are rumors that the Govern'ment has issued a warrant for Sir E, [Carson's arrest. The officials deny 'this. I Sir E. Carson declared that if tin Government interfered with the Con jSti'tution Ulster was about to establish, they would meet the interference with determined courage.

Sir Edward Carson was at one time J a strong Home Ruler himself. Eelware

Henry Carson, a civil engineer anc architect, was Sir Edward's father Mr, E. H. Carson was a Home Ruler and one of the first men to joii If.aac Butt and Professor Galbraitl when 'they started their Homo Rul movement in Dublin in 1870. Oi April 19, 1870, a private meeting oi men of all Irish political parties agreer that a -movement for a federal Par liament—afterwards styled Home Rul —should be initiated. 'The meeting appointed a committee to form. * ;

Home Rule Association. On .Tune ' of the same year the committee is sued a letter to all the representa tive men, professional men, commer cial men and clergymen in Ireland inviting their adhesion. The circu lar pointed out the wrongs from whic' Ireland was suffering, and suggest ed that the only adequate remed; would be "a measure which wouh give to an Irish Parliament the mart agement of Irish affairs." Sir Edwan Carson, then a young man, signed thi; document.